Hi Watchers!
What do you think about the feasibility of changing programmer culture to prioritize emissions and power efficiency? The Green Software Foundation promotes sustainability as a core priority for software teams, just as important as performance, security, cost and accessibility.
Their Software Carbon Intensity specification is now a global standard for software (added to ISO in 2023). They publish case studies for green development projects (link)
They offer tools and techniques, and their site is included in Cloud Sustainability Watch’s resources listing. (link)
For a quick overview, here is a recent BBC article about their efforts to build carbon awareness tools that are easy to integrate into applications. (link)
Have you seen an impact in your work experience?
-Susannah